Top 5 Facts You Need to Know about the Expanded Home Buyers Tax Credit
On November 6, President Obama signed the Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009 into law, extending and expanding the important home buyer tax credit, and thereby providing many Americans with just the break they need to buy a first home or move up to a new home. One of the r

Thanksgiving
Did you know: In 1621, the Pilgrim leader, Governor William Bradford, organized the first Thanksgiving feast in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Participating in the three-day feast were about 90 neighboring Wampanoag Indians and their chief, Massasoit. It is estimated that 250 million turkeys will be raised in the United States in 2009. That’s down 8% from the number raised in 2008, which together weighed 7.9 billi

1 in 4 Borrowers Under Water! WOW!!
The proportion of U.S. homeowners who owe more on their mortgages than the properties are worth has swelled to about 23%, threatening prospects for a sustained housing recovery. Nearly 10.7 million households had negative equity in their homes in the third quarter, according to First American CoreLogic, a real-estate information company based in Santa Ana, Calif. Under

Last Week in the News
Retail sales increased 1.4% in October, following a revised 2.3% decrease in September. The gain was led largely by a 7.4% jump in auto sales. Excluding automobiles, retail sales rose 0.2%, following a 0.4% increase in September. The Commerce Department reported that total business inventory decreased 0.4% in September, fol

With Laughter
O God, as the day returns and brings us the silly Rounds of irritating duties, help me perform Them with laughter and a kind face. Let cheerfulness overflow in my work; Give me joy during my business all this day; Bring me to my resting bed tired and content And grant me the gift of sleep. Anthony Crecco    The Crecco Companies